With mallets toward some
Apparently there exists something called eXtreme [sic] croquet.
I know from nothing about this, which puts me a step behind [F]oxymoron:
Unfortunately I’m in no position to rate the extremeness of this particular game (since I’ve only played once), but if I had to try, I’d say DC’s extreme croquet is a cross between putt-putt golf and pool. So throw out the idea of pretentious Victorian snobbery and go play. It is fun. Throw in a couple beers and it’ll be a blast. And you’ll get to say the word “wicket” many, many times — and seriously, how often do you use that word in everyday conversation?
(Original working title: Something Wicket This Way Comes. Expect to see it should this sportlet ever catch on locally.)
McGehee »
5 August 2008 · 7:18 pm
If helmets aren’t required (and yet insufficient), it isn’t extreme.
Old Grouch »
6 August 2008 · 9:55 am
Just goes to show. I was expecting a train post.
The Fat Guy »
12 August 2008 · 10:42 am
We’ve done this for years at campouts
…and now it has a Wikipedia page? I guess I should get to work on producing pages for other Party Hog sporting innovations, like the Fat Boy Olympics, Frisbee baseball, and jungle bocce.